Escape. Ann's War Mysteries, #4

About the SeriesThe Ann's War Mystery Series is a series of five novellas set in 1944-5. Each story contains approximately 15, 000 words and a complete mystery. The stories are: BETRAYAL, INVASION, BLACKMAIL, ESCAPE and VICTORY. Kindly note that each mystery is resolved within one story, and that Ann's story arc will be resolved over the five books. About ESCAPEMarch 1945. After six bloody, tear-stained years, the war was nearly over.
However, for the German prisoners of war incarcerated in Island Farm Camp 198 the end could not arrive soon enough - so they decided to escape. As the German prisoners fled to all points of the compass, one of their number, Kurt Schneider, was left with blood on his fingers and a gun in his hand. Furthermore, a dead woman lay at his feet. Accused of murder, he seemed set to hang. However, Ann Morgan had encountered Kurt Schneider during his supervised labouring stints on the local farms.
She had grown to like the young man and did not believe him capable of murder. Could Ann save Kurt and bring the true murderer to justice?Meanwhile, with her husband Emrys still missing in action, Ann found herself drawn to handsome widower Detective Inspector Max Deveraux. In the heat of the moment, could Ann hold her emotions in check, or would she cross a line into remorse and regret?